WCS's Prospect Park Zoo Offers Winter Holiday Camp

Brooklyn, NY – October 7, 2009 - Now your
8 to 11 year old can have a holiday adventure at Prospect Park Zoo. When
school is closed, send your child to the zoo for two days of fun, learning and
exploration. Kids will learn what strategies animals use to survive the
winter in Brooklyn and around the world as
they:

Meet animals who
hibernate, change their colors and use other special cold weather
adaptations like chinchillas, tenrecs, snakes and more;

Come face to face
with an owl and act as scientists to dissect owl pellets;

Work in groups to
prepare winter treats for the zoo animals and complete a behavior study of
the animals;

Prospect Park Zoo – Open every day of the
year. Admission is $7 for adults, $4 for seniors 65 and older, $3 for kids
3-12, free for children under 3. Zoo hours are 10am to 5pm weekdays, and 10am
– 5:30pm weekends, April through
October, and 10am – 4:30pm daily, November through
April. The Prospect Park Zoo is located at 450 Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Park,
Brooklyn. For further information, call
718-399-7339 or visit www.prospectparkzoo.com.

The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide.
We do so through science, global
conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of
urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these
activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and
humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is
essential to the integrity of life on Earth.